A Tale of Two Sons: 2011

Hi Again, Dad here.

It has been quite a while since I last visited.

But as this is a record of our Dylan's story, I though it appropriate to stop by and leave a few thoughts.

Today marks TWO YEARS since we were blessed with Dylan and he joined our family.

(The original post in this story that chronicles his "Gotcha Day" is dated Sunday June 21 - but remember we were writing from China and the date was really Monday June 22.)

So, in fact, TODAY marks TWO Years.

In some ways, it seems like last week and in others it truly feels like two years.

Here is Dylan today - or at least as he looked on our recent vacation in Florida.

(In case you're not completely plugged in...Yes, that's a little girl in the picture... and yes, she's part of our family... Learn more at - http://lovelaughterandladybugs.blogspot.com/)

Dylan has made such a tremendous impact on all of us and has made remarkable progress in every way.

Since we last posted here, so much has happened...

Kyle and Dylan are the best of friends and share their lives and well as their toys. This summer, Dylan and Kyle are sharing the summer at "Y" camp. They are in the same camp group so they can look out for each other. His time at Goddard School since he joined our family has been very rewarding to watch and he's had a great experience all around.

He has gotten to be very proficient in his English and is able to communicate very clearly. He is a very caring and sharing individual. He is very fond of his little sister, Ashley.

We hope that after the summer is over, he'll join Kyle back at Goddard School and they'll spend their last school year together. And then next fall, they'll blast into first grade together!

Dylan loves the beach, and is learning to swim. He's almost mastered riding his bike on 2 wheels. He enjoys playing with "Transformers" toys and action figures, along with Iron Man. Actually he enjoys all of the superheros (Spiderman is one of his favorites). He's excellent at his Nintendo DS and he and Kyle are always sharing their tips and tricks on their different games to get to the next level.

Both Dylan and Kyle made the trip (our third) to China last fall (Oct/Nov - 20101) to welcome Ashley to our family. Dylan did very well with the traveling and his behavior was excellent. He was a very good influence on Ashley and looked after her in many ways.

We recently visited Grandma, Poppa, Uncle Mark, Aunt Avery and their family in Michigan.

Here are some photos from that trip...